PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ypoi Biguth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Aldo
vs
Biguth

171 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rorion Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ypoi Biguth!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Aldo.

Biguth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Biguth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Biguth lands with some strikes.
Biguth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aldo?
Aldo tries to lock up and control but Biguth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Biguth breaks from Aldo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Biguth avoids the attempt from Aldo to control.
Biguth landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
Biguth lands a heavy elbow.
Biguth with the ground and pound from mount.

Aldo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Biguth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh Aldo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biguth landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo tries to reverse the position but Biguth maintains control.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biguth is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Biguth landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo taking shots to the head.
Aldo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biguth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Biguth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Biguth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aldo is refusing to be controlled, as Biguth sits in half guard.
Biguth looks gassed!
Aldo pushes Biguth off looking to stand but Biguth dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biguth is thwarting Aldo's attempts to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Biguth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aldo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aldo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aldo is squirming around, avoiding Biguth's attempts to control the action.
Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Biguth swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Aldo is now in Biguth's guard. A big mistake from Biguth there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Biguth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo pushing down on Biguth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aldo wants to control but Biguth is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Biguth looking for submissions off his back.
Aldo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Aldo trying to control the action but Biguth is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Biguth swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Biguth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Biguth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Biguth is looking to stand up but Aldo won't let him.
Biguth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aldo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Biguth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Aldo.
Aldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aldo with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ypoi Biguth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aldo is looking to slow Biguth down with leg kicks.
Biguth shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Biguth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.

Biguth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aldo!
Biguth sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aldo is trying to escape the mount.
Biguth looking to finish Aldo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aldo!
Biguth thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Aldo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aldo trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Biguth.
Biguth is breathing heavily.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but Biguth isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biguth avoids the attempt from Aldo to control.
Ypoi Biguth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aldo tries to reverse the position but Biguth maintains control.
Aldo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Aldo tries to hold on but Biguth pushes him away.
Biguth working Aldo over with strikes here.
Biguth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Biguth goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Aldo turns into him and now he's in Biguth's guard.
Aldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biguth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Biguth can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Biguth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aldo is aware though and is defending well.
Aldo trying to control but Biguth is working from the bottom.
Aldo is really struggling to control Biguth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Aldo distracts Biguth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aldo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Biguth is not content to let Aldo control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aldo is looking to take a break and control but Biguth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Biguth is trying to maintain the position but Aldo is very close to passing his half guard.
Biguth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo blocks the strikes from Biguth.
Aldo wants to stand but Biguth has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Biguth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aldo thumps Biguth with a low kick.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rorion Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biguth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Biguth moves out of range easily.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Biguth moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Biguth down.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo throws a head kick that Biguth semi-blocks.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Biguth blocks a leg kick.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo feints and then cracks Biguth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Biguth down.
Aldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biguth. That did some damage!
Aldo thumps Biguth with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biguth's sensitive parts.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aldo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Biguth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Biguth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo throws a low kick but Biguth avoids it.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Biguth's front leg but catches the back leg as Biguth tries to avoid it.
Biguth avoids the head kick by Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rorion Aldo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Biguth avoids the head kick by Aldo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Biguth is defended easily by Aldo.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Biguth doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Biguth shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Aldo gets a clinch.
Aldo lands an elbow inside that Biguth shrugs off.

It looks like Ypoi Biguth has been cut.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biguth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo throws a head kick but Biguth moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Biguth swivels and escapes.
Biguth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Rorion Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ypoi Biguth.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo lands a head kick. Biguth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Rorion Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Biguth moves out of range easily.
Biguth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aldo.
Biguth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Biguth blocks a head kick by Aldo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo throws a solid leg kick but Biguth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aldo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a nice head kick!
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Biguth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Biguth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biguth's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biguth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Biguth avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Biguth moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Biguth jumps back.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo throws a front kick aimed at Biguth's knee but Biguth avoids it well.
Aldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Biguth.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Biguth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biguth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Aldo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Aldo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Biguth is desperately trying to improve his position but Aldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Aldo lands a big shot there that rocks Biguth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aldo trying to control but Biguth is having none of it.
BOOM! Aldo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Biguth working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biguth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aldo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aldo landing punches.
Aldo trying to control but Biguth is having none of it.

Aldo has hold of Biguth's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Biguth manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Biguth is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rorion Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rorion Aldo!